They're not even really pepper.

The life and death of the physical prototype of the kilogram.

Renowned neon artist Michael Flechtner opened the doors of his studio to Atlas Obscura and Chase Sapphire® cardmembers.

From cold cuts to cold case.

Show us the surprising items you've been keeping to yourself.

How James Joyce, Madonna, and Monty Python ended up on the same restricted shelf.

The showman's personal train car was full of stained glass, chandeliers, lavish furniture, and elaborate moldings.

It ranks in the top 25 largest impact craters ever discovered.

How new flavors are created and killed.

One monk bred a "superbee."

Expect sequins, aerialists, and LGBTQ love triangles.

Roll for incredible adventure maps. Natural 20.

“The fear and hatred of insects is just the fear of the unknown,” says Aaron Rodriques.

Only now do scientists fully understand just how strong a 1972 solar storm was.

Inside an annual contest of brains, brawn, and library logistics.

Atlas Obscura and Chase Sapphire® took cardmembers on an exclusive trip aboard the MTA's historic trains.

Feast your peepers on these artistic interpretations of a colonized cosmos.

Koen Vanmechelen's Labiomista is part art, part science, and heavy on the chickens.